Comparing the Effects of Warm Footbath and Foot Reflexology on the Fatigue of Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

"The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article."

"Funding: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: We received financial support from the vice chancellor for research of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences."

"Conclusion:: Our results showed that foot reflexology and warm footbath reduced the fatigue of patients undergoing radiotherapy. However, foot reflexology was more effective in reducing the fatigue of patients undergoing radiotherapy than warm footbath. It is recommended that simple and low cost non-pharmacological interventions such as foot reflexology to decrease of side effect of radiotherapy among cancer patients should be widely performed.: Trial registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20190625044009N1). Ethical Approval: The study was conducted after receiving approval from the regional research ethics committee with the code 971793, and registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials with the code IRCT20190625044009N1. An official permission was obtained from hospital administrators to conduct the study. The study purpose and importance were explained to participants, who met the inclusion criteria, and they signed the written consent form. Anonymity and confidentiality were assured through coding the data. Participants were assured that their participation was voluntary and they could withdraw from the study at any time without any penalty. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, which are aligned with the Declaration."